The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-07-23
Current Events Epitomized.
Read Wslp's ad.

Read Walp's ad.
The high license law is stringently OBJ
served in this place.
-Those who worship at the shrine of
Tulip soap arise purified.
Last Saturday is said to have been the
hottest day in eleven years.
in little more than two menths the
Carbon county fair will be held.
Bethlehem is to have a street railway.
Thus far $50, 900 has been subscribed.
Sewing machines, needles, oils. attach
ments and repairing at G. F. Debert's.
--Wieand's opera house when finished
will have a seating capacity of eight hun
dred.
Postmaster McHugh, of Summit Hill
has resigned the post.mastership of that
town.
Good wemen in Slatngten are raising
funds to alleviate the wants of INDECENT
families.
Many of the Lehgh Valley clerks at
Mauch Chunk will move to Bethlehem on
August 1st.
Heavy thunder storms during the past
week did much damag ge throughout the
Lehigh Valley.
james Walp is putting one of his
popular steam heaters in tho Exchange
Hotel building.
"A tramp who stole a box of Tulip soap
concealed his identity by washing himself
with cake ofit
The Lshighten baseball club viii cross
bats with the Weissport nine on the old
fair grounds this Saturday afternoon.
William Weidaw has been appointed
to light the street lamps and act as special
police for this borough at a salary of fifteen
dollars per month.
Three men-Richard Walk, Henry
Diehl and Ed. Shoemaker-were killed
near Hazleton Sunday by the premature
explosion of a blast.
We call attention Of our numerous
readers to Amos RegePs advertisement
which appears in to-day's CARBON ADvo-
CATE. 1t will certainly pay you to read
ponder and investigate the same.
For the week ending on the 10th inst,
there we're 1872. .14s tons of coal shipped over
the l.. & s. r. r. "a total to date of 2 ,6l5, 737
tons, showing an increase as compared witt
same date last year of 149,635 tons.
The ADVOCATE IS the best equipped
establishment in this section of the Lehigt
Valley; our prices for all kinds of worl
fully as low as the lowest-good work in al
cases being guaranteed. A trial is respect
fully solicited.
For the week ending July 18th ther'
were 176,S72 tons of coal shipped over tn,
Lehigh Valley railroad, making a total t,
date of 4, 461 ,548 tons, and showing an in
crease Of 5S0.067 tons compared with sam
date last year.
Leopold Meyer, OF the Dolonsburg He
tel, has first-rate accommodations for ST,
or eight good boarders, at $3.50 per week
Persons who wish the comforts of hom
should not miss this opportunity. Leopol
keeps nice clean and quiet place.
Now is the time for CHEAP WAL
PAPER as we are offering over half of on
entire stock of Wall Paper and Borders a
One-half and some less than half the usus
price. Do not miss this offer. E. F. LUcB
ESBAcH, 81 Broadway, Mauch Chunk.
All the necessary tools tor a lirst-elas
blacksmith shop, together with about on
hundred horseshoes, lot of old iron an
bellows for sale cheap. Apply to Owe
Rehrig, Lehlgh street. Rare chance fc
any one intending to so in the blacksmith
ing business.
We are pleased to note that Prof. l
NJ. Beider, who taught the Packerto
school SO successfully last winter has bee
reappointed to that position. Mr.. Beidl'
Is an able and talented young gentlema
possessing in full the qualifications th'
make up first-class educator.
The dog days, season Of the yei
about which considerable is said and
which there are many superstitions oy'
which timid people tremble, commence
last Sunday and will continue til the 2OI
Of August, or forty-iwo days. The rsir
and settling of Sirius or ths dog sta
With the sun, has been universally regard'
as the cause Of the excessive heat tn
generally prevails at this particular seasel